US EditionMarchand Back in Boston to Face Bruins for First Time Since Trade to Florida
Marchand faces his former team for the first time after signing a six-year deal with the Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who ended the Bruins' season twice recently.
- On Tuesday, Brad Marchand will return to TD Garden as an opponent with the Florida Panthers in a 7:30 ET game airing on ESPN.
- Traded at the March deadline, Brad Marchand helped the Florida Panthers win the Stanley Cup three months later and then signed a six-year contract.
- Marchand said `I kind of thought about it for the first time last night,' and `These are things that down the road I think I'll really appreciate,' reflecting on the emotional moment.
- Fans may both cheer and boo Marchand as Bruins fans could give a tribute but also boo, while teammates expect an emotional reception amid injuries to Sasha Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk.
- Marchand's departure marked a chapter closing after 16 seasons with the Boston Bruins, as the Bruins' roster reset under Marco Sturm emphasizes a tougher, younger identity.
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Marchand back in Boston to face Bruins for first time since trade to Florida
BOSTON (WPRI) — Brad Marchand is back in Boston. Tuesday night's game will be the first time he takes on the Bruins since he was traded to the Florida Panthers. He's been in town since the trade, but Marchand said he expects it'll be a bit emotional before the puck drops at TD Garden. "It'll be hard not to," he told reporters on Monday. "There are too many memories and I was here too long for it not to." The two teams did play each other after t…
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A moment that many Boston Bruins fans could never imagine is about to become a reality.
Brad Marchand to hit Garden ice for first time as an opponent
Brad Marchand is no stranger to big games. Now in his 17th NHL season, he’s been to the Stanley Cup Final four times, he’s experienced the peak of achievement, the excruciating pain of failure and everything in between. Well, almost. Marchand has never experienced what he will on Tuesday night. For the first time in his professional career, the 37-year-old Marchand will step on to the TD Garden ice not as a member of the Boston Bruins but as a p…
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